Last night, the U.S. New York stock market closed mixed, and on the 23rd, the Korean stock market opened higher. The KOSPI index is on the verge of recovering the 3,200 mark.
As of 9:06 a.m. on the same day, the KOSPI index is up 23.27 points (0.73%) from the previous trading day, recording 3193.23. The KOSPI index opened at 3189.65, up 19.71 points (0.62%) from the previous session.
Large-cap stocks are mixed. Samsung Electronics, the leading semiconductor stock, is up 0.30%, while SK hynix is down 0.56. Samsung Electronics' preferred shares are up 0.18%. LG Energy Solution, Samsung Biologics, Hanwha Aerospace, KB Financial, Hyundai Motor, Doosan Enerbility, and Celltrion are also on the rise.
At the same time, the KOSDAQ index is trading at 813.45, up 0.48 points (0.06%). The KOSDAQ index opened at 815.88, up 2.91 points (0.36%) from the previous trading day.
Looking at the top 10 large-cap stocks, Alteogen, ECOPRO BM, Ecopro, PharmaResearch, LigaChem Biosciences, HUGEL, and Sam Chun Dang Pharm are seeing their stock prices rise. In contrast, Peptron, HLB, Rainbow Robotics, and others are experiencing declines in their stock prices.
On the 22nd (local time), the three major indexes of the New York stock market closed mixed for the third consecutive day. As high point pressures persist, quality stocks gained momentum. However, news that OpenAI’s large-scale project is not running smoothly led to selling pressure on semiconductor and artificial intelligence (AI) related stocks, impacting their prices.
On the same day, the large-cap centered Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 index closed at 6309.62, up 4.02 points (0.06%) from the previous session. The technology-centered Nasdaq index closed down 81.49 points (0.39%) at 28,892.69. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which focuses on quality stocks, closed at 44,502.44, up 179.37 points (0.40%) from the previous day.
On that day, Nvidia’s stock price plummeted 2.54% to $167.03, reducing its market capitalization to $4.73 trillion. Additionally, Micron fell by 3.54%, Broadcom by 3.34%, and Intel by 0.09%, with major semiconductor companies' stock prices all declining. The semiconductor index on the New York Stock Exchange recorded a drop of 1.75%, closing at 5638.71 points.
On that day, the won-dollar exchange rate started at 1381.1 won, down 6.7 won from the previous trading day. (The value of the won has increased.)